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#CCD8DD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD8DD

#CCD8DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDD1CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD8DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green216
Blue221

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CCD8DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8DD.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD8DD.
14.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD8DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD8DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D7DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8DAD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD8DD?

#CCD8DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD8DD?

Use black text. Black on #CCD8DD has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD8DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDD1CC, and analogous partners are #CCDDDA and #CCD0DD.